Description: A pale yellowish species with a bold, distinctive but narrow reddish crossband that narrows basally (toward the wing edge). The shape of the crossband itself, and the extent of red, can vary among individuals; in some adults the red does not make it all the way to the wing edge, while in other individuals the crossband can appear faded. The top of the head has two parallel orange submedial lines, often with a lateral branch (giving the appearance of ciruclar white spots on the vertex), and the midline is a pale oval-shaped mark. The pronotum has a "Y" or "V"-shaped yellowish mark, and the scutellum is yellow. The face and underside of the thorax are pale. There is a black spot on the costal margin of the wings, as well as a bold one on the inner margin of each wing tip. Adults are 2.8- 3.1 mm long. (3I)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Comment: This species could potentially be confused with E. osborni: note the differences in the width of the red transverse band in both species. In osborni, the band is very broad (taking up the entire base of the wings) and reaches the wing edges; in era, the band in much narrower and usually does not reach the wing edges and, if it does, its usually a thin line.